释义
[ tur -muh -nuh s ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtɜr mə nəs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural ter·mi·ni [tur -muh -nahy], /ˈtɜr məˌnaɪ/, ter·mi·nus·es. the end or extremity of anything.
either end of a railroad line.
British . the station or the town at the end of a railway or bus route.
the point toward which anything tends; goal or end.
a boundary or limit.
a boundary post or stone.
(initial capital letter ) the ancient Roman god of boundaries and landmarks.
term (def. 10).
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of terminus 1545–55; <Latin: boundary, limit, end
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Example sentences from the Web for terminus It does say something for the strength of this half-season, however, that Terminus feels so far away now.
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Back to Terminus , we saw only a bunch of young people and one older woman, Mary.
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Is there any chance that this whole Terminus confrontation is just a big misunderstanding?
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Have you heard the fan theory that Terminus is full of cannibals?
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Andrew Lincoln is minutes away from finding out what happens at Terminus .
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Killaloe in the east of the county is the terminus of a branch of the Great Southern & Western railway.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 | Various
Other railways have their terminus at Sealdah, an eastern suburb.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 | Various
A terminus post quem of about 1700 for the filling of the cellar hole has been well established on the archeological evidence.
Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology | Ivor Noel Hume
We came to the terminus in this direction at Palma, on the road to Carthagena.
Poor Folk in Spain | Jan Gordon
Grantsburg is the terminus of the St. Paul & Duluth (branch) railroad, completed in 1884.
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British Dictionary definitions for terminus (1 of 2) noun plural -ni (-naɪ ) or -nuses the last or final part or point
either end of a railway, bus route, etc, or a station or town at such a point
a goal aimed for
a boundary or boundary marker
architect another name for term (def. 10)
Word Origin for terminus C16: from Latin: end; related to Greek termōn boundary
British Dictionary definitions for terminus (2 of 2) noun the Roman god of boundaries
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